10 Times Beyoncé Has Responded to Critics with Instagram

Beyoncé generally takes a vow of silence when it comes to responding to critics—hardly ever issuing official comments. But, the “visual album” songstress has no problem taking the visual route to set the record straight. Take last week, when The New York Times’s Vanessa Friedman published a piece questioning Beyoncé’s status as a style symbol. What happened soon after? A stream of Instagrams showing Beyoncé’s considerable chops in the clothing department started popping up on her account. Here, we read Beyoncé’s Instagram tea leaves and figure out what she’s trying to say.